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to 25 m.; s. m. b. b., pike, perch etc. in r. and Bald Eagle cr., and trout in other 

 streams; b. b. most abundant; art. flies, minnows, dobsons etc. as baits; May and 

 June best for trout and August, September and October for bass; hotels $2 p. d.; 

 boats about 50c p. d. There are a few trout in brooks about 6 m. from Lock Haven, 

 and occasionally good scores are made by the educated rod. 



Log-ans Perry (All. V.) Alleghany r. 10 rods; salmon (pike-perch), b. b. aiid 

 perch; the pike-perch and perch most numerous; local baits, crayfish, "crawlers" 

 (dobsons or helgramites), and minnows; June and July best months; hotels, boats, 

 guides and baits reasonable. 



Long 1 Point, Lake Erie (Via str. from Erie, Pa.) This is a celebrate^ ground for 

 b. b. and pickerel, and occasionally mascalonge can be taken, as well as large pike; 

 outfits at Erie. See THE AMERICAN ANGLER, Vol. IV, p. 9. Lake herring are caught 

 in Lake Erie with the fly known as the Cisco, which is a small orange and brown fly 

 tied on No. 10 Sproat hook. 



Maiden Creek (P. & K.) Maiden cr. y z m.; b. b. principally; small fish as baits; 

 July and August best; hotel at reasonable prices. 



Marklesburg 1 (H. & B. T. M.) James cr. and Raystown Branch 2 to 3 m.; b. b. 

 and coarse varieties; b. b. quite numerous; August and September best; baits 

 grasshoppers and toads; no regular hotels, but private board to be had moderate; 

 boats and guides not needed. 



Matich Chunk (Leh. V. See page VI) Stony cr., Drake's cr., Mud Eun, Hickory 

 Run and Hayes cr., all easily reached; Stony cr. and Mud Ran best; trout; flies, 

 worms and grasshoppers as baits; May and June best; hotels $2 p. d. ; bait can be 

 had; boats not required. There are other streams not so easy of access that furnish 

 fair trouting. See THE AMERICAN ANGLER, Vol. Ill, p. 312. 



McKeesport (Several r. r.) Monongahela r. and Youghiogheny r. ; first best; 

 Balmon (pike-perch), pike etc.; usual baits; spring and fall best; hotel $2 p. d.; 

 boats and bait cheap. 



Meadville (N. Y. P. & O. See page XII) French cr. (Venango cr.) and Cusse- 

 wago cr.; last best for pike; French cr. good for pike and yellow bass; bass most 

 numerous; minnows and "crawlers" (helgrarnites), as baits; August and September 

 beet; hotels at moderate cost; boats and bait moderate; Conneaught 1.7 m. con- 

 tains b. b. of both varieties; Conneaught marsh, the outlet of the 1., is reported to 

 be "full of pike weighing from 1 to 30 Ibs." There is excellent fishing in French 

 cr., wherever deep water occurs. 



Mechanicslmrg ( Cum. V.)-Silver Spring, Cocklin Run, Connodoguinetcr., Yellow 

 Breeches cr., each 2 m.; Connodoguinet cr. best; b. b., pike and trout; bass and trout 

 most abundant; crabs, minnows and flies as baits; April and May best for trout, 

 and August and September for bass; hotel $2 p. d.; boats and bait at little or no 

 cost. The b. b. are numerous, and take fly freely at certain seasons . Silver Spring 

 gives good trout fishing. 



Meshoppen (Leh. V. See page VI) Susquehanna r. ; good b. b. fishing, especial- 

 ly late in the season; also fair pike-perch ("salmon" locally) sport; young eels as 

 bait; accommodations good and moderate. See THE AMERICAN ANGLER, Vol. IV, 

 p. 409. 



Meyersdale (B. & O.) Casselman r. % m.; b. b., sunfish, chub etc.; bass most 

 numerous; live baits; August and September best; hotels $1.50 to $2 p. d. The 

 fishing is good and improving each year, from this point to Yodus, a distance of 

 about 5 m. See Salisbury, Pa. 



Midvale (W. M.) Red Run and Falls cr. 1 m.; first best; trout; wood worms 

 (grubs), usual bait; August best month; hotel at reasonable prices. The above 

 streams have their source in the Blue Ridge mountains. 



Milford (N. Y. L. E. & W. via Port Jervis 8 m. by stage) Delaware r., Raymonds- 

 kill cr., Adams cr., Sawkill cr., Vanderwork cr., all accessible and equally good; b. 

 b. and trout; the first most numerous; live bait, angle worms, clippers (helgramites) 

 etc. used; July, August, September and October best; hotels $2 to $3 p. d.; boats 

 and baits reasonable. 



Mill Hall (Penna. r.) Bald Eagle cr. 4 m.; Fishing cr. % m.; Cedar Run 2 m.; 

 Scootac cr. and Bakers Run about 20 m. ; Bakers Run best for trout, but camping 

 has to be done; trout, b. b., pike, catfish etc.; worms, helgramites and flies as baits; 

 all the open season is good for bass, and spring for trout; hotels $1.50 p. d.; guide $1 



